senators died as a result of involvement in real or alleged plots concerning the imperial succession. * Problem of Evidence: Tacticus – Slightly Bias‚ He states his Oppinion as fact. * Galba says‚ in the words of Tacitus: ‘Under Tiberius and Gaius and Claudius we were the inheritance‚ so to speak‚ of one family’ * “Nero’s death did not immediately solve all problems: the lack of an heir undermined the hereditary principle of succession. This was decided by the army groups in mutual rivalry”
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Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC for many reasons. Many people‚ especially his opponents had feared his power and dominion in Rome‚ he declared himself as Dictator for life‚ this made him a king in all but name. “ Why‚ he cuts off twenty years of life/ cuts off so many years of fearing death “ (III. i. 101-102). A happy death is by dying peacefully and in an area where you desired the most in the past and while growing up. Caesar’s death is unhappy because he did not live too long
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live today. A few ways they did this was with stoicism important philosophy that taught Romans kinship and law and justice for all their people as today. Stoicism was very important to the romans it taught lower class as well as upper class people. Gaius Caesar had a big impact on the imperialism; he built roads‚ rebuilt temples‚ and bridges. He also created the fire fighters as well as the police force. Caesar kept peace in Roman
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individuals have to wait for another voting‚ or maybe they caught it in time‚ so what do the people do then? They protest‚ but in Julius Caesar when the Dictator of Rome hasn’t proven such behavior‚ some few individuals have already drawn knives. When Gaius was indirectly flattered by Decius‚ the dictator came out to speak to the senate and conspirators‚ but just before the leader was to speak Metellus kneels down in the sense of flattery and asks if his dearest brother can return‚ “If thou dost bend
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pair of ivory dice were found in Thebes dating back to 1500 B.C.‚ and ancient gambling artifacts have been unearthed in China‚ Japan‚ India and Rome. In ancient Rome‚ Claudius redesigned his carriage so that he would have more room to throw dice‚ Caligula confiscated knights’ property to cover his gambling debts‚ and Roman soldiers gambled for the robes of Christ after his crucifixion. At the height of the Roman Empire‚ lawmakers decreed that all children were to be taught to gamble and throw dice
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the emperor. When he died‚ the Senate elevated Augustus to the status of a god‚ beginning a long-running tradition of deification for popular emperors. Augustus’ dynasty included the unpopular Tiberius (14-37 A.D.)‚ the bloodthirsty and unstable Caligula (37-41) and Claudius (41-54)‚ who was best remembered for his army’s conquest of Britain. The line ended with Nero (54-68)‚ whose excesses drained the Roman treasury and led to his downfall and eventual suicide. Four emperors took the throne in the
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he had good military tactics‚ his time as a statesman was different he was ill equipped to be a statesman. He wasn’t smart and did not have good impacts on the roman people. He was covered up in (as plutarch states) “ smoke screen of moralizing”. Gaius Marius was born of a poor family and when the Romans invaded their village the drafted him as a soldier he was showing a great deal of valor and bravery. He was then called to the roman consul and was anointed an officer. Marius never had the same
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Once Tu Shih was appointed governor of Nanyang‚ he saved labor by inventing a water powered blowing-engine that reduced the amount of work people had to do. (Doc 4) During the 2nd century B.C.E‚ A Roman political leader‚ Gaius Gracchus‚ displayed exuberant attention to making road construction as efficient as possible. (Doc 6) They display similar passion towards technology‚ how efficient and benefiting it should be. The above examples points to the fact that technology
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function of watch‚ in Mesopotamia‚ during the birth of civilization. This is the era where the Code of Hammirabi‚ which is the first known system of modern law‚ was formed. The first organized police force was actually formed in or around 27 BC by Gaius Octavius‚ otherwise known as Agustus Caesar‚ the grand-nephew of Julius Caesar. He formed the Roman vigils‚ which were a 9000 member non-military and non-mercenary police force‚ designed to keep him from being assassinated. These first police members
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The Battle of Pharsalus was a decisive battle of Caesar’s Civil War. On 9 August 48 BC at Pharsalus in central Greece‚ Gaius Julius Caesar and his allies formed up opposite the army of the republic under the command of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus "Pompey the Great". Pompey had the backing of a majority of senators‚ and his army significantly outnumbered the veteran Caesarian legions. Pompey deployed his army in three lines‚ 10 men deep. He posted his most experienced legions on the flanks dispersing his
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